Railway-car truck.



W. F. RICHARDS.

RAILWAY CAR TRUCK.

APPLIGATIOH P ILBD MAL-9, 1909.

Patented Deo.21,1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. F. RICHARDS.

RAILWAY GAR TRUCK.

APPLIGATIOH FILED xmas, 1909.

Patented Dee. 2,1, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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WILLARD F. RICHARDS, OF LANCASTER, NEW i" )El-K, ASSEGNR 'Il GUL CGUPLER C0lIlPA.1\lY,`0F NEW YIl, N.

RJLWAY-CAR TRUCK.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, VILLARD F. RICHARDS, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and usefuly The objects of the invention are to .prom I duce practical sider frameset" simple and struction, having separate or removable bolster Guides which are rifridl Y held in )lace on the side ltraine and receive the wear incident to the movements el the bolster in the use of the truck, and which can be quickly and easily secured to and detached from the side frame; also to make the guiding parts for the opposite sides of the bolster on each side traine in a single casting which has interlocking connections with the side frame that relieve the bolts for securing the guides in place from the strains and shocks due to the movements of the bolster; also to malte. the side frame and bolster guides of such construction that they can be readily cast and no machine work or special finishing of the parts will be required to insure a strong and rigid connection between the side frame and bolster guides;l and also to iinprore side trames of this sort in the respects hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

Inthe accompanying drawings, consisting,` of two sheets: Figa-re l is a side elevation of a side frame fo'r railway car trucks einboeyg thel invention. Fig. 2 is a, plan view thereof, partly in section', inline 2 2, Fig, 1. Fig. 8 is a `fragmentary. longitudinal sec-` tional elevation thereof, on an enlarged scale, in' line 3 3, Fic. 2. Fig. 4l is a transf verse sectional elevation thereon in line wl, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective View, on an enlarged scale, of the bolster guide detached.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March a, 1909.

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Fig. G is a fragmentary elevation partly in section, on an enlarged scale, of a modified construction. Fig. is a plan 'View thereof, partly in section, in line 7m?, Fig. 6. Fifi'. S is a detached perspective view, on an enlarged scale, ot' the modified bolster guide.

Lilie letters ot reference rete-r to like parte in the several figures;

Each side traine preferably consists of a trnssed frame or casting, a which rests at its opposite ends on the journal boites, and a tie bar o which is secured centrI llv to the depi ssed cent 'al portion casting A with its opposite ends extending beneath the lionrnal boxes to which the ends of the'eastn ing A and tie bar o are secured by the usual vertical bolts rEhe casting` iii' has an upper chord a, lower chord. e2 having a deed horizontal central portion, and up guide` fdluilns o? i lst-tween the and lower chord.v are. also preferably, ho" gli not neces` sarily, of ll-shape in cross section, as shown. is usual, the tree; traine is composed of two oi t side tantes igidly connected LiLESP; by e. spring lanh or cross piece (not shown) which is ecnred to the depressed central portions o the .enfer chords, and the bolster B, indicated by brel is yieldingly sa in the bolster open` beneath the ende the bols" tivov slightly anlelens constructions of the side traine and holste. ,inde are shown in. the drawings.

U represents the both constructions, consis gral piece or casting` havia@ oposito upright. guide .lc-gs or portici Vwhich are jointed at their opper ends by a horizontal top bar c l f d downwardly between the columns o -i opposite sides or the end oi holster and between the column guides on holster. The top har e of the guide is adapted tov heine-en the, devV pending tlanges of the upper chord of o'. the. side a and the. guide is secnred in place: by verticalbolts d passing through the upper chord the top bar of ene guide.. The bolster measured over iscolumn guides. e2 is Figs. l and, 1ings arranged 'e side 'frames aile intef ot inverted and e bolster section above said opening,

e conslsting of upright legslocated in uid iid of and a, top bar which connects said legs zindis secured .between the flanges ofsaid upper chord of the side frame, said legs of I the 'guide and the side frame having interlocking portions, and' said legs having opi posite side faces which are substantially flush l with the opposite sides' or" said side frame, substantially as set forth, v vf 6. The combination of a truck side frame l having upright columns with converging upper portions and an upper chord of ina vetted U-shape in crossLseetion connecting! the upper ends of said columns, a .bolster l guide consisting of opposite legs which bear against said converging portions ofsaid colr uinns und a top ar connecting said legs] which is located between theilanges of said l upper chord, said legs having portions which interlock with parts on said columns and opposite side faces which are substantially flush l With the opposite side faces of said side frame, and means for securing said guide to the side frame and wedging the guide bel bolster opening at opposite sides there-v 7. The combination of a truck side frame.

having upright columns with converging upper portions und an upper chord of inverted U-shape in cross-section connecting the upper, ends of said columns, :1 bolster guide cons1st' ing ot' opposite legs which bear against said converging portions of said columns and a top bur connecting said legs which is located between the flanges of said upper chord, said columns having parts which engage with said legs to prevent lateral displacement thereof und lugs which interlock with p0rtons nt the lower ends o t' said legs to hold the legs against the column: `and means for securing said guide to the side frame and edging the guide between said converging portions of said columns, substantially as set forth.

lVitnes-s my hand, this 8th day of March, 1909.

WILLRD F. RICHARDS. lVitnesses:

C. lV, PARKER, E. C. l/VARD. 

